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<p>Tesla has signed a PPA with ContourGlobal for the power generated from Project Sterling, a 509-MW solar and 1.4-GWh energy storage project in Arizona. Construction on Project Sterling started in 2025, through off-site physical work to meet subsidy deadlines. Commercial operation is targeted for 2028. “Securing our biggest PPA ever … is a testament of&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/07/tesla-signs-ppa-for-large-solar-storage-project-in-arizona/">Tesla signs PPA for large solar + storage project in Arizona</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>The US energy storage startup Viridi is among the US stakeholders deploying advanced technologies that improve resiliency while adding more distributed energy resources -- namely, wind and solar power -- to the nation's grid.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2026/07/28/grid-modernization-energy-storage-vpp-wind-solar-ders/">Who Needs Natural Gas Power Plants When Grid Solutions, VPPs, And DERs Are Here?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/07/Baidu-robotaxi-interior.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1400" /></div><p class="wp-block-paragraph">Baidu’s Apollo Go started robotaxi road testing in London today, and it’s doing it with both of ride-hailing’s biggest names at once — Uber and Freenow by Lyft.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The launch lands days after Apollo Go ran the first fully driverless trial in any right-hand-drive market, in Hong Kong. Two milestones in one week, on opposite ends of the world.</p>

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/07/Volkswagen-cheaper-ID-Polo-EV.jpeg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1400" /></div><p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://electrek.co/guides/volkswagen/">Volkswagen</a> opened pre-orders for the ID. Polo with the smaller 37 kWh battery, starting at under $30,000. The lower-priced model arrives after Volkswagen’s new EV received 25,000 orders weeks after it went on sale.</p>

<p>Much of the economic concern around artificial intelligence (AI) is from the expectation that AI will lead to millions upon millions of job losses. Professional drivers, writers, lower-level software engineers, and even young lawyers are expected to lose their jobs en masse — or already are. But what about massively ... [continued]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2026/07/28/ai-to-replace-overpaid-ceos/">AI To Replace Overpaid CEOs</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/07/BMW-iX3-orders.jpeg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1400" /></div><p class="wp-block-paragraph">The new <a href="https://electrek.co/guides/bmw-ix3/">BMW iX3</a> has already received nearly 100,000 orders. Now, BMW is ramping up production at a record pace to meet the strong demand.</p>

<p>U.S. Department of Energy research facility Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has chosen fail-safe battery energy storage system (BESS) manufacturer Viridi as its latest research partner, the company says. Aiming... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/batteries/viridi-oak-ridge-national-laboratory-partner-for-grid-resilience-research/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

<p>We are clearly in &#8220;the year of AI,&#8221; with this probably being the #1 topic on people&#8217;s lists, at conferences, in commercials, appearing in new company directives and rules, etc. There are some issues that are surfacing from the norms of AI and the widespread use of AI, however, that ... [continued]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2026/07/28/severe-risks-of-ai-that-are-not-getting-enough-attention/">Severe Risks of AI That Are Not Getting Enough Attention</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

<p>A Yakima, Washington-based man has filed a compliant against Canadian Solar after 24 solar panels — a weight of nearly one ton — allegedly fell on top of him and caused him major bodily harm. Patrick Gibbons has requested a trial by jury for the case in the Washington Eastern District Court. Co-plaintiffs on the&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/07/after-solar-panels-fall-while-unloading-washington-man-seeks-damages-from-canadian-solar/">After solar panels fall while unloading, Washington man seeks damages from Canadian Solar</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>Georgia Power celebrated the completion of the 49.5-MW/198-MWh Moody Battery Facility built near Valdosta, Georgia, with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday. The battery plant was retrofitted to the existing Moody Solar project. &#8220;The successful completion of the Moody Battery Energy Storage System, ahead of schedule, is great news for our customers and for reliable&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/07/georgia-power-pairs-49-5-mw-storage-facility-with-existing-solar-project/">Georgia Power pairs 49.5-MW storage facility with existing solar project</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

En un único proceso de cálculo, el sistema optimiza parámetros como la relación DC/AC; la configuración del campo fotovoltaico; el dimensionamiento del sistema BESS; la estrategia de operación y despacho de la batería; la estructura financiera del proyecto. El objetivo no es generar respuestas mediante inteligencia artificial, sino identificar matemáticamente la combinación que maximiza el valor económico del activo.

<p>Georgia Power has cut the ribbon on the Moody Battery Facility, one of the public utility company&#8217;s first battery energy storage system (BESS) sites connected to solar. Located just outside... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/energy-storage/georgia-power-cuts-ribbon-on-moody-battery-facility/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

<p>From August, Taiwan will require new, expanded or renovated buildings of 1,000 square metres or larger to install 1 kW of solar for every 20 square metres of building area. The new rules are expected to add 660 MW of solar capacity annually.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/07/28/taiwan-introduces-new-solar-rules-for-large-buildings/">Taiwan introduces new solar rules for large buildings</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com">pv magazine Global</a>.</p>

<p>T1 Energy announced it has acquired solar patents and other intellectual property from Evervolt Green Energy Holding for $135 million. The patents relate to TOPCon solar cells and modules. “Owning the intellectual property rights to leading silicon-based solar technologies is an important step to differentiate T1’s competitive position as a vertically integrated crystalline silicon U.S.&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/07/t1-energy-buys-trina-solar-topcon-patents-through-deal-with-evervolt/">T1 Energy buys TOPCon patents through deal with Evervolt</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>More than 700 MW of rooftop solar was added to Australia’s main grid in the past three months, helping drive wholesale electricity prices in the country's National Electricity Market to their lowest June quarter average since 2020.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/07/28/rooftop-solar-helps-reshape-energy-markets-aemo-report/">Australia adds over 700 MW of rooftop solar in April-June</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com">pv magazine Global</a>.</p>

<p>More of Germany’s electricity came from wind and solar power than fossil fuels for the first time ever in 2025.&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-wind-and-solar-power-overtake-fossil-fuels-in-germany-for-first-time-ever">Analysis: Wind and solar power overtake fossil fuels in Germany for first time ever</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org">Carbon Brief</a>.</p>

<p>Most countries failed to meet a 2025 target to identify all of their subsidies that could be “harmful” to biodiversity,&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-84-of-nations-miss-deadline-to-identify-nature-harming-subsidies-by-2025">Analysis: 84% of nations miss deadline to identify ‘nature-harming’ subsidies by 2025 </a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org">Carbon Brief</a>.</p>

European battery manufacturer and energy storage system integrator InoBat plans to get a Nasdaq listing through a business combination with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).

<p>In May 2026, U.S. solar power hit a historic milestone by generating more electricity than coal for the first time, but rapid industry expansion brings critical security risks, particularly during construction, that require scalable and proactive physical defense strategies to protect valuable assets.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/07/28/as-solar-breaks-records-its-security-must-catch-up/">As solar breaks records, its security must catch up</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com">pv magazine Global</a>.</p>

El Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias ha puesto en servicio una planta fotovoltaica vertical bifacial de 25 kWp en la finca La Estación, en Santa Lucía de Tirajana. El sistema, compuesto por 60 módulos en disposición norte‑sur, se integra en proyectos de autoconsumo aislado y análisis agrovoltaico en condiciones climáticas reales de Canarias.

In this deep-dive, we go through and analyse all of the technical features and claims of CATL's new sodium-ion grid-scale BESS product, including its 'millisecond-level self-healing'.

We caught up with Kevin Huang, Senior Vice President and President of Energy Storage Product Line at Envision Energy at Smarter E in Munich for a video interview on the company's energy storage strategy and the growing role of AI data centres in power demand.

There can be great value in co-location, but the operational reality is not as simple as it may sound, writes Daniel Moore-Oats of Arenko.

UK-based BESS and EV charging firm Zenobē has entered the German market with the acquisition of Bavaria-headquartered BESS developer SDP Energie.

Malawi’s energy minister was on hand last week as the southeast African country inaugurated its first large-scale standalone battery energy storage system (BESS).